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Post November 16 2010

Supernova 'Star Guts' Give Clues to Galaxy Evolution
Supernova 1987A, the first star explosion to be studied from the beginning, is teaching scientists …
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Post October 26 2010

Head Injuries Raise Questions About Safety of Football
Rutgers player Eric LeGrand remains in an intensive care unit paralyzed from the neck down after a …
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Post October 19 2010

Hungary's Toxic Eco-Disaster Seen As Warning Signal
Earlier this month, villages in the European country of Hungary were flooded with bright red toxic …
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Post October 08 2010

Newly Discovered ‘Goldilocks’ Planet Has Potential for Life
Scientists are always on the lookout for planets with the right conditions for liquid water and lif…
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Post August 18 2010

UC Berkeley Forced to Abandon Genetic Testing for New Students
Instead of assigning the usual summer reading to new students, the University of California-Berkele…
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Post July 07 2010

The Human Genome Project, A Decade Later
Ten years ago, top scientists from around the world participating in the Human Genome Project decla…
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Post April 27 2010

Arizona Immigration Law Opens Up Old Wounds, New Battles
Arizona, home to nearly a half million undocumented people and the most illegal U.S. border crossin…
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Post February 04 2010

New Study Supports Abstinence-Focused Sexual Education
A new study shows that abstinence-focused sexual education programs encourage a significant number …
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Post June 26 2009

Fixing the Health Care System Tops President’s Agenda
America is home to some of the best doctors and medical facilities in the world, but the high cost …
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Post February 09 2009

Good Bank, "Bad" Bank Debate
One solution to the banking crisis that is gaining currency is the idea of splitting banks into "go…
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Post March 10 2008

Autism Diagnosis Rates on the Rise, But Understanding Lags
New estimates suggest one in 150 eight-year-olds have some form of autism, adding fuel to the debat…
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Post October 13 2004

Strained Military Resources in Iraq Lead to Fears of a National Draft
Growing concern over troop levels in Iraq and around the world has led some parents and teens to wo…
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